Cisco Case Studies Driving Digital Transformation: Lordan

	Driving Digital Transformation: Lordan Cisco

Driving Digital Transformation: Lordan

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Edge Analytics Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Networks & Connectivity - Routers & Bridges
Applicable Industries	Equipment & Machinery
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases	Process Control & Optimization
Challenge	Lordan needed a manufacturing automation system that could identify bottlenecks, reduce downtime and waste, and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). Requirements included the ability to view overall throughput and track mission-critical manufacturing information in real time directly from the production floor, rather than rely on periodical assessments. Read More
About Customer	Lordan manufactures thermal-engineering heating and cooling systems with a global reputation for delivering high-quality custom-made designs and supply flexibility. Read More
Customer Name	Lordan Read More
Solution	• IoT connectivity: Cisco® 819 Industrial Router with WiFi access point • Fog application execution environment: Cisco IOx • Fog application: LeaderMES • IoT security: policy-based network controls, IOx application security Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Downtime, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, Process Procedure, Production Efficiency, Temperature Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Edge Analytics

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security

Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Networks & Connectivity - Routers & Bridges

Applicable Industries

Equipment & Machinery

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Use Cases

Process Control & Optimization

Challenge

Lordan needed a manufacturing automation system that could identify bottlenecks, reduce downtime and waste, and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). Requirements included the ability to view overall throughput and track mission-critical manufacturing information in real time directly from the production floor, rather than rely on periodical assessments.

About Customer

Lordan manufactures thermal-engineering heating and cooling systems with a global reputation for delivering high-quality custom-made designs and supply flexibility.

Customer Name

Lordan

Solution

• IoT connectivity: Cisco® 819 Industrial Router with WiFi access point • Fog application execution environment: Cisco IOx • Fog application: LeaderMES • IoT security: policy-based network controls, IOx application security

Data Collected

Downtime, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, Process Procedure, Production Efficiency, Temperature

Impact #1	[Cost Reduction - Overall] Direct cost savings within weeks of the system’s deployment
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - Issue Response] Immediate identification of material-flow bottlenecks with mid shift change management to rectify issues

Impact #1

[Cost Reduction - Overall]
Direct cost savings within weeks of the system’s deployment

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - Issue Response]
Immediate identification of material-flow bottlenecks with mid shift change management to rectify issues

Benefit #1	Workforce optimization savings of more than 600 labor hours a month
Benefit #2	Increased production visibility and real-time measurement increased production floor productivity more than 10%

Benefit #1

Workforce optimization savings of more than 600 labor hours a month

Benefit #2

Increased production visibility and real-time measurement increased production floor productivity more than 10%

Partners	Matics

Partners

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Driving Digital Transformation: Lordan

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